Fare-recorder.



No. 813,017. ,PATENTED FEB. 20,1906.

' J. P. OHMER.

FARE RECORDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.25, 1905.

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PATENTED FEB. 20, 1906.

J. F. OHMER.

FARE RECQRDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 25,1905.

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FARE RECORDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.Z5,1905.

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$FMQJ 2 NT R HN -Y PATENTED FEB 20, 1906 J. F. UHMER.

FARE RECORDER:

APPLICATION FILED AUG.25,1905

s g JUL 253 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. OHMER, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO OHMER FARE REGISTER (10., OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.-

FARE-RECORDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented Feb. 20,- 1906.

Application filed August 25, 1905; Serial No. 275,719.-

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN F. OHMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and. State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Fare-Recorders; and I do dec are the followiii to be a full, clear, and exact description oi the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in fare recorders and indicators of the type which employs a plurality of specific fareprinting counters, their individual actuating mechanisms, and s ecific fare-indicators, as more fully disclose in several of my former patents, among'which may be mentioned the ollowing patents: No. 646,757, of April 3, 1900; No. 694,322, of February 25, 1902, and No. 715,129, of December, 1902, and other patents.

The object of the present invention is to provide a visible direction-indicator associated with means for printing the directions in accordance with the indications on said visible direction-indicator upon statements or records taken from the fare-printing counters and mechanism 0 rated from the movements'of the impression or printing devices whereby the visible direction-indicator and the direction-printer are actuated, simultaneously;- to the next operative positions during said operation of taking the printed statements or records. These rinted statements or records are usually ta en at the end of each tri and instead of setting the"direc tion-indicator by the same means which is employed to set the passenger indicator "wheels, as heretofore, the above mechanism is employed, whereby, as before stated, upon each operation of taking a statement or printed record the direction-indicator and tions of setting the trip-wheels to zero.

It may be generally stated that the object of the invention is to provide a directionindicator and a connected direction-printer which are operated independently of the operations of setting the trip-wheels to zero in order that such direction-indicator and direc tion-printer may be employed in a fare-recorder in which the trip or passen er indifare-recorderand indicator havirg its interior mechanism constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a front elevation with the casing removed, also the fareindicators and the passenger or tri indicator wheels removed. Fig. 3 is a si e partial sectional elevation with the fare-indicators and the passenger or trip indicator wheels removed. Fig. 4 is a detail view of 1nechan-.

ism foroperating the direction-indicator and direction-printer from the rinting devices.

Fig. 5 is a similar view s owing different.

mechanism for connecting the direction-indicator with the printing devices. Fig. 6 is a view illustrating a printed statement or record that maybe taken from the machine, showing the number of specific fares that have been recorded, the direction of the trips,

the number of the tri s, the dates, the identification-mark of t e person taking each statement or record, and the number of the register.

In a similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts.

The casing 1 figuration may be employed, having suitable si ht-openings 3 and 4, through the former of w rich the fare-indicators 6 of each specific class of fares are exposed, and the directions indicator 5 is likewise exposed. The various mechanisms are mounted on a suitable framework -1, in the lower portion of which the printing devices are mounted between side' plates 11, said printin devices consisting of a roll of paper 21, fee -rollers 22, the platen of any suitable design orcondetailed description of the invention I patents.

' ment being complete and distinct whether or im 'ression bar 25, and arms 23 for elevating t e platen or impression-bar'25 to carry the paper in contact with the printing-wheels on shaft 7. These printing-wheels consist of the specific fare-printing counters 8, which in the present illustration consist of two groups or printing-counters, each of'which records and prints a specific class of fares; but it will be understood that a greater number of such specific fare-printing ,counters may be employed, as illustrated in many of my former Upon the said shaft 7 there is also the month and date printers 33 and 34, the directionprinter 9, and the trip-number printer 10. The im ression-ba'r or platen 25 is mounted upon shaft. 32 and upon said shaft is also I mounted an actuating spurwheel 13, which engages the spurwheel 14. Upon the shaft 23 there is a wheel 17, having a single tooth 17, said wheel being rigidly mounted upon the shaft 23. 12 is an'adjacent spur-wheel on shaft 32, which is engaged by the tooth 17 upon each complete revolution of the wheel 17 to impart a stepb .step movement to the shaft 32, upon which" wheel 12 is mounted. The shaft 23 isoperated from the outside of the machine through a finger-piece 24, and arms 23, which are mounted upon said shaft 23 in the proper position, are also moved to engage the platen or .lmpression-bar 25 at the proper tinie'to elevate the pa er against the fare-printing counters and ot er printers hereinbefore referred toon shaft 7. The result of this. operation is a statement or printed record such as is shown in .Fi 6. This statement may 'be printed or em ossed. Therefore suitable inkmg mechanism may beemployed', such as is shown and illustrated in my previous patent, No. 646,757, or such inking mechanism may be-dispensed with, the record or state printed or embossed. Fixed to the spurwheel 12 and on the same stub-shaft therewith is a spur-wheel 13', which gears with a similar spur-wheel 14, which is on a sleeve 14, upon which the direction printer 9 and.

the trip-printer 10 are also mounted, the'sai'd sleeve 14 being loose upon the shaft 7. The

month and date printers '33 and 34 are upon the opposite end of the shaft 7, and their op eration isimdependent of the other'priiitin'gwheels through the mechanism shownah'd described in my former patents befor' 'e'referred to. The actuating spur wheels- 8',

through which the specific fare-printing counters are operated, have also been describ'e'd'in' my former patents and are actuate'd-in" a mannerset forth in said patents.

The direction-indicator 5 is mounted upon an independent shaft 20 and is connected with the spur-wheel 14 through the following gears, which constitute a corn lete train I of gears from the shaft 20 to the s aft 3t 19 is a spur-gear fixed to one end of the cti'oriindicator 5 and in mesh with a transmission gear 18, the latter gear being in mesh with a gear 16, which engages the gear 14, The gear 16 is on the shaft 15, to which is fixed the pointer 15, which indicates the directions on the dial 15 at a side of the machine. From this arrangement of gearing it will be readily seen that the direction-indicator 5 may receive movement through the shaft 23 during the operations of the platen or impression-bar 25 in taking printed statements or records, and at which time the directionprinter 9 and the trip-printer 10 will also receive similar movement The said direction-indicator 5 and the printers 9 and 10 may also receive movement independent of the operation of the printing devices through the rotation of the dial-hand 15 when setting the dial'to the proper points to indicate the directions therehn, as in Fig. 5.

In Fig. 4 different means are shown for operating the direction-indicator 5 and the printers 9 and '10 from the printing devices. These means are illustrated in Fig. 4 and consist of a reciprocating plunger 2'7, which has an eXpansion-sprin 28 inclosed between collars 29 thereon. T 1e normal position of this spring is expanded. Therefore when the plunger27 is elevated the effect of the spring is to return it to its lower or normal position.

or lmpressionar 25, which has a projection 26 on one end thereof, which supports the lower end of'said plunger. The said plunger is'guided in a suitable number of collars 29 on the side'of' the frame and carries upon its upper end a spring-pawl 30, which en ages a ratchet-wheel 31, fixed to the axis of the direction-indicator 5 and upon the shaft 20 thereof. In the upward oscillating movement of the'platen 25 the plunger 27 is elevated to effect a proper engagement of the pawl 30 with the ratchet-wheel 31, and when said plunger is lowered under the expansion of spring 28 the said direction-indicator is 1'0- tated to the proper extent, It will be understood that in the'event the mechanism shown in Fig. 4 is employed the train of gears 19, 18, 16, and liwould be employed to impart the ne'cessar movement to the direction-printer 10' and t edirection-pointer 15" The fare-indicators 6' are of a construction similar to that'shown and described in many of my former patents, and they are also the direction, impression devices for taking statements or records from said printingcounters and said type-wheel, and means connecting the direction tvpc-wheel and the impression devices by which said direction type-wheel is moved each time an impression is taken.

'2. In a fare-recorder, t-hecombination with a set of printing-counters denoting the number of fares recorded, of a type-\\-'li(. el denoting the direction, a tablet or dial for indicating the direction, impression devices for taking statements from said printing-counters and type-wheel, and means for simultaneously moving the directionindicator, the type-wheel denoting the direction, and the said impression devices.

In a hire-recorder, the combination with printing-counters assembled in grou s and each group denoting a specific class 0' fares, a n indicator denoting the directions, type letters or characters corresponding to the direction-indicators and moving simultaneously therewith, impression devices, the movement of which, actuates the direction-indicator and its corresponding type letters or characters.

4. In a fare-recorder, the combination with groups oi printing-counters denoting the specific classcs of fares, a direction-printer lo- ('ntcd in a plane with saidprinting-counters, a direction-indicator, impression devices, and means interposed between said impression devices, said ilirection-printer, and said direction-indicator for simultaneously actuating said. direction-printer and direction-indi cator upon each operation of the impression devices.

5. In a fare-recorder, the combination with a plurality of groups of printing-counters denoting specific classes of fares, a similar number of specific-fare indicators, and means for simultaneously actuating the fare-printing counters and the fare-indicators, of a direction-indicator, a directionsprinter, impression devices, and means interposed between said impression devices and the direetion-indicator and direction-printer for simultane-.

ously moving said direction-indicator and said direction-printer from each movement of the impression devices.

6. In a fare-recorder, the combination with printing-counters denoting the fares registered, of a direction-printer mounted in line with said fare-printing counters, a direction indicator, a laten or impression-bar, and connections'between said impression-bar or platen, and the direction-printer and the direction-indicator,whereby upon each operation of taking a statement or record from the printingscdunters and the direction-printer, thedirectionrinter and the direction-indipator aresimu taneously set.

i 7 In stare-recorder, the combination with groups of printing-counters, each group denoting a specific class of fares, an indicator to exhibit se arately the fares of each class, month andhlate printers, a direction-printer, a direction-indieator, and connections between the dircctionindicator, the directionprinter and the actuating member of the printing devices, whereby, in each printing operation, the direction-indicator and the direction-printer are simultaneously set.

8. In a fare-recorder, a plurality of groups of printiiw-counters denoting the different classes of iares, a stationary dial indicating the directions, a pointer on said dial, a rotating member also indicating the directions, a direction-printer, and means interposed between said pointer, said direction-printer, and said rotating directiondndicator for simultaneously actuating said rotating direction-indicator, and the directionrinter in setting the pointer to indicate the r irections.

9. In a fare-recorder, the combination with printing-counters denoting different classes of fares, and printing or im ression devices, of a direction-indicator, a irection-printer, and means connecting said direction-indicator, said direction-printer and the actuating member of the printing or impression devices, whereby upon each operation of. taking a statement or record, the direction-indicator and the direction-printer are simultaneously operated.

10. In a fare-recorder, the combination with a plurality of fareindicators, of a direction-indicator, a direction-printer, impression devices, and means interposed between said impression devices and the direction-indicator and said directionrinter to move said direction-indicator an said directionprinter with each movement of the impression devices.

1 1. A direction-printer, an indicator, means for taking a print or impression from said direction-printer, said means controlling the positions of the direction-printer and the indicator.

12. A fare-printing counter, a directionprinter, and means for taking a print or impression from said fare-printing counter and direction-printer, said means controlling the positionof the direction-printer.

13. Afare-printing counter, a directionprinter, means for taking prints or im ressions from said fare-printing counter an said direction-printer, and means connecting said direction-printer with said means for taking said prints or impressions, whereby the direction-printer is controlled by said means for taking the prints or impressions.

14. A farerinting counter, a directionprinter, an in icator, and means for takin an impression from said printing-counter an controlling the shifting operation of the direction-printer and the indicator.

15. A fare-printing counter, a directionprinter, a direction-indicator, and means for taking impressions said fare-printing counter and said direction-printer, said means controlling the shifting operation of the directionprinter and the direction-indicator.

16. A direction-printer, a direotionindica tor and an auxiliary indicator connected to said direction-printer and direction-indicator and adapted to shift said direction-printer and said direction-indicatorin the movements by which said auxiliar T indicator is made to exhibit the indications thereon. Y

17. A direction-printer, a direction-indicator connected to said directioinprinten and an auxiliary stationary indicator having a pointer, said pointer being connected to the direction-printer and the direction-indicator and adapted to shift the directionprinter and the directionindicator to operative posi tions upon each movement of pointer to indicate upon the auxiliary dial 18. A directio n-printer, a direction-indicator and an auxiliary direction-indicator havng a nointer connected to the directionprinter and the first-named direction-indicator, said pointer being adapted to shift the direction-printer and the first-named direc tiondndicator upon each movement of said pointer to positions to indicate on the auxiliary di.rection-indicator.

19. A direction-printer, a direction-indicator, an auxiliary direction-indicator connected with said direction printer and the first-named direction-indicator, and means for taking an impression from said directionprinter and for controlling the shifting o eration of said direction-printer and said irection-indicators.

20. A fare-printing counter, a directionprinter, 9. directi0n1ndicat0r, an auxiliary direction-indicator, and means-for taking an impression from said printing-counter and said direction-printer and for controlling the shifting o erations of said direction-printer and said irection-indicators.

21. A direction-printer, a direction-indicatorand an auxiliary direction-indicator, the latter being fixed as to rotation; a pointer movable to the indications on said auxiliary indicator, said pointer being geared to the direction-printer and the first-named direction-indicator and adapted to move the same concurrently to operative positions in the movements which indicate upon the auxiliary indicator.

In testimony whereof I affix mysignature' Witnesses:

CAROLYN M. THEOBALD, J. FRED HENBERGER. 

